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Journalism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tendency to express a personal point of view in a news article rather than just the facts is

a)

credible

b)

bias

c)

ethical

d)

integrity

2.

Where can you find information about when the article was written?

a)

Byline

b)

Feature

c)

Dateline

d)

Column

3.

What is the action of making a false spoken statement that damages person's reputation?

a)

Integrity

b)

Libel

c)

Objective

d)

Slander

4.

From whom does a reporter receive information?

a)

An editor

b)

An ombudsman

c)

A source

d)

The News

5.

What is a regularly featured article in a newspaper?

a)

A caption

b)

An opinion

c)

A column

d)

A byline

6.

Who is a neutral individual employed as an editor/liaison to a news organization?

a)

A journalist

b)

A column

c)

A reporter

d)

An ombudsman/public editor

7.

A journalist must be ________ and moral by writing the truth?

a)

Integrity

b)

Ethical

c)

Subjective

d)

Fierce

8.

A brief explanation found under a photo is ...

a)

Libel

b)

Slander

c)

A caption

d)

A byline

9.

Printing false information that damages someone's character is ...

a)

Ethical

b)

Libel

c)

Subjective

d)

Slander

10.

A person who sees an occurrence and is able to give a firsthand account is ...

a)

An editor

b)

A journalist

c)

An eyewitness

d)

An ombudsman

11.

What is a special or regular article, usually displayed prominently on the front page?

a)

A feature

b)

A story

c)

A source

d)

An article

12.

To pass off someone else's work as your own is to ...

a)

Be ethical

b)

Be objective

c)

Have integrity

d)

Plagiarize

13.

All the media and agencies that print, broadcast, or gather and transmit news is called the...

a)

Byline

b)

Press

c)

Dateline

d)

Opinion

14.

What type of news source can be trusted and believed?

a)

Biased

b)

Subjective

c)

Credible

d)

Sensationalist

15.

What part of the article provides the writer's name?

a)

The byline

b)

The dateline

c)

The editorial

d)

The column

16.

Who writes a regular article for the paper?

a)

A slanderer

b)

An eyewitness

c)

An ombudsman

d)

A columnist

17.

What is an article written by the editor giving his/her opinion on a problem or event?

a)

An obituary

b)

An editorial

c)

A headline

d)

A classified ad

18.

What part of an article provides the main idea of the story?

a)

The byline

b)

The dateline

c)

The last sentence

d)

The headline

19.

Where does the most important news appear?

a)

On buzzfeed

b)

On the front page of the paper

c)

On the last page of the paper

d)

In the sports section

20.

The duty of a journalist is to provide ...

a)

Transparent information to the public

b)

Inaccurate information to the public

c)

Untruthful information to the public

d)

Unreliable information to the public

21.

A form of journalism that utilizes ___________ to tell news stories and convey information. It involves capturing images that document real events, people, and places, aiming to provide visual narratives that complement or supplement written news content.

a)

Travel Journalism

b)

Photojournalism

c)

Broadcast journalism

d)

Business and technology journalism

22.

What is the definition of "Investigation"?

a)

A sketch of how to organize a story

b)

To observe or study by close, systematic examination and inquiry

c)

A short and amusing story about a real incident

d)

Information provided to a journalist that will not be released

23.

What is "Breaking News"?

a)


A short news bulletin that interrupts a radio or television program to bring the latest news

b)


A formal conversation between a journalist and a source

c)


A sketch of how to organize a story

d)

To assign to, credit with; to regard as

24.

What is the term for rewording something written or spoken by another person?

a)


Relevant

b)

Extraneous

c)

Paraphrasing

d)

Concrete

25.

Which of the following where not in the OHS Newsletter?

a)

Teacher Spotlight

b)

Sports

c)

A and B Honor Roll

d)

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